When Critics Don't Get It: Cool games with yellow Metacritic scores

Lessons in not judging a book by its cover. Feel free to suggest stuff if you have some favourites that got dunked on critically, there's definitely more than this.

Tokyo Jungle
Tokyo Jungle
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine
Rain World
Rain World
Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin
Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin
Zoo Tycoon
Zoo Tycoon
Zoo Tycoon 2
Zoo Tycoon 2
The Wonderful 101: Remastered
The Wonderful 101: Remastered
Kirby Air Ride
Kirby Air Ride
Arx Fatalis
Arx Fatalis
The Legend of Dragoon
The Legend of Dragoon
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
Super Cloudbuilt
Super Cloudbuilt
God Hand
God Hand
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky
Mad Rat Dead
Mad Rat Dead
Patapon 3
Patapon 3
Anarchy Reigns
Anarchy Reigns
Dark Messiah of Might and Magic
Dark Messiah of Might and Magic
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Soulstorm
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Soulstorm
Star Wars: Bounty Hunter
Star Wars: Bounty Hunter
Resident Evil: Deadly Silence
Resident Evil: Deadly Silence
Cyberpunk 2077
Cyberpunk 2077
Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition
Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition
Transformers: Devastation
Transformers: Devastation
Resonance of Fate
Resonance of Fate
Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Impossible Creatures
Impossible Creatures
Pathologic 2
Pathologic 2
Sonic Adventure 2: Battle
Sonic Adventure 2: Battle
Deadly Premonition
Deadly Premonition
Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise
Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise
Binary Domain
Binary Domain
Dustforce
Dustforce
flOw
flOw
Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection
Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection
Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes
Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes
NieR
NieR
Drakengard
Drakengard
Drakengard 3
Drakengard 3
Suggested by Naalune
Siren
Siren
Forbidden Siren 2
Forbidden Siren 2
Metroid
Metroid
Weird West
Weird West
Evil West
Evil West
Rule of Rose
Rule of Rose
Chulip
Chulip
Necromunda: Hired Gun
Necromunda: Hired Gun
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide
Zeno Clash
Zeno Clash
Zeno Clash II
Zeno Clash II
Clash: Artifacts of Chaos
Clash: Artifacts of Chaos
Castlevania: Harmony of Despair
Castlevania: Harmony of Despair
Saints Row 2
Saints Row 2
Wanted: Dead
Wanted: Dead
Breakdown
Breakdown
Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller
Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
Armored Core: For Answer
Armored Core: For Answer
Trace Memory
Trace Memory
Another Code: R - A Journey into Lost Memories
Another Code: R - A Journey into Lost Memories
Another Code: Recollection
Another Code: Recollection
Sonic Battle
Sonic Battle
Gotcha Force
Gotcha Force
Finny the Fish & the Seven Waters
Finny the Fish & the Seven Waters
Rain
Rain
Mega Man Battle Network 4: Blue Moon
Mega Man Battle Network 4: Blue Moon
Mega Man Battle Network 4: Red Sun
Mega Man Battle Network 4: Red Sun
Mega Man Battle Network 5: Team Protoman
Mega Man Battle Network 5: Team Protoman
Mega Man Battle Network 5: Team Colonel
Mega Man Battle Network 5: Team Colonel
Mega Man Battle Network 6: Cybeast Falzar
Mega Man Battle Network 6: Cybeast Falzar
Mega Man Battle Network 6: Cybeast Gregar
Mega Man Battle Network 6: Cybeast Gregar
Mega Man Star Force: Leo
Mega Man Star Force: Leo
Mega Man Star Force: Pegasus
Mega Man Star Force: Pegasus
Mega Man Star Force: Dragon
Mega Man Star Force: Dragon
Mega Man X: Command Mission
Mega Man X: Command Mission
Mega Man Star Force 2: Zerker x Ninja
Mega Man Star Force 2: Zerker x Ninja
Mega Man Star Force 2: Zerker x Saurian
Mega Man Star Force 2: Zerker x Saurian
Mega Man Star Force 3: Black Ace
Mega Man Star Force 3: Black Ace
Mega Man Star Force 3: Red Joker
Mega Man Star Force 3: Red Joker
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
Suggested by caebl201
Street Fighter: The Movie
Street Fighter: The Movie
Suggested by letshugbro
Street Fighter: The Movie
Street Fighter: The Movie
Suggested by letshugbro
Miitomo
Miitomo
Suggested by letshugbro
QWOP
QWOP
Suggested by letshugbro.
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
Suggested by letshugbro
P.N.03
P.N.03
Suggested by letshugbro
Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon
Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon
Suggested by Naalune
Flower, Sun, and Rain
Flower, Sun, and Rain
Suggested by Naalune
Fate/Extra
Fate/Extra
Suggested by Naalune
PaRappa the Rapper 2
PaRappa the Rapper 2
Suggested by JoabeanBeanix
Killer7
Killer7
Suggested by Maffy
Fallout: New Vegas - Dead Money
Fallout: New Vegas - Dead Money
Suggested by Maffy
MediEvil
MediEvil
Suggested by kingbancho
The Silver Case
The Silver Case
Suggested by kingbancho
Mad Max
Mad Max
Suggested by kingbancho
50 Cent: Blood on the Sand
50 Cent: Blood on the Sand
Suggested by kingbancho
Metal Gear Survive
Metal Gear Survive
Suggested by kingbancho
The Bouncer
The Bouncer
Suggested by Woodaba
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle For Bikini Bottom
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle For Bikini Bottom
Suggested by teddie_fazbear
Sonic Heroes
Sonic Heroes
Suggested by teddie_fazbear

45 Comments


2 years ago

Kane & Lynch 2

2 years ago

Street Fighter: The Movie: The Game
Miitomo
QWOP
Zelda II: Adventure of Link
P.N. 03

2 years ago

fragile dreams and flower sun and rain are good ones! maybe fate/extra too
im also inclined to suggest drakengard 3 even though drakengard and nier are both on here already

2 years ago

PaRappa the Rapper 2

2 years ago

Killer7 and Fallout New Vegas - Dead Money if DLCs count
Added em all, cheers everybody. Also chucked on the original Metroid (because of the GBA port), always quite liked it.

2 years ago

silver case / 25th ward
medievil
mad max

2 years ago

50 cent blood on the sand and metal gear survive also
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Done, thanks. Always thought Medievil 2019 should've fared better, to me including the original as an unlockable seems like it should be standard in remakes.

2 years ago

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2 years ago

gotta be the one...the only...The Bouncer

2 years ago

ty for putting parappa 2 & deadly premonition 2 in there

2 years ago

Battle for Bikini Bottom, Sonic Heroes, Star Fox Assault, Mega Man X8 and Mario Super Sluggers are some games I really like.

2 years ago

Endless Ocean and Street Fighter EX3

2 years ago

Déraciné

2 years ago

Also it's very funny that a yellow score starts at 74, which would be equivalent to a 3.7 stars average rating. Nobody would say that a 3.7 stars average rating here is bad, but critics are just so much more willing to give high scores than backloggd users.
Cheers everybody, threw them all on there. And no worries @kiyoshi.

@Rowan1312 Yeah, that plus a 75 being "generally positive" while a 74 is "mixed" is pretty aribtrary. Personally I haven't put any stock in critics ever since I bought a magazine in 2011 that basically said Killzone 3 is a ripoff of Modern Warfare 2 because it has an oil rig in it (lol), but I think it's unfortunate that MC still holds so much sway over both devs/publishers and people in general. It'd be a pity if somebody was put off from trying what could become one of their favourite games just because it has the wrong colour on a website.

2 years ago

King's Field IV
@rowan1312 general ratings and scoring systems are honestly pretty retarded. because yeah what you said makes no sense
Spawn: In the Demon's Hand

2 years ago

The Conduit and Epic Mickey on Wii come to mind.
No worries, added them both. I remember reading about The Conduit in a magazine when I was a kid and thinking it sounded cool but I never got round to playing it for whatever reason.

2 years ago

too many yoko taro and suda51 games here
I remember noticing the amount of Suda stuff when I was putting this together. But I think it makes sense that there'd be a few since games directed by him (and Taro) tend to scratch an itch that you can't really get anywhere else.

2 years ago

There loads of PS2 era games especially like that due to the AA sphere being bigger at the time. My edition to this is Haunting Ground - Great horror game taking influence from Clock Tower (67 on metacritic.)
Cheers, added. Chucked on a Rule of Rose and Chulip as well.

1 year ago

Alpha Protocol
Cheers, added it there now.

1 year ago

Just played through Graffiti Kingdom a month ago and that apparently has a yellow score (71), could you add that to the list?


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